Planetary hours
in Donetsk.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 4 November 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:12
- 7☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:38
- 10♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:27
- 11☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:16
- 12♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:16
- 2☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:50
- 5♂︎ Mars20:50 – 22:01
- 6☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:12
- 7♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 4 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.